-Caveat Lector- http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/10/23/mideast.alert/index.html U.S. forces put on highest alert because of 'specific terrorist threat,' Pentagon says U.S. officials believe associates of Osama bin Laden are poised to carry out a terrorist strike on U.S. interests October 23, 2000 Web posted at: 8:13 p.m. EDT (0013 GMT) >From Chris Plante CNN National Security Producer WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. forces in Bahrain, Qatar and Turkey have been placed on the highest possible state of alert after learning of a "specific threat that is considered credible" against U.S. "citizens and facilities" in those countries, Pentagon officials told CNN on Monday. Officials said the threat is believed at this time to be linked to associates of alleged terrorist kingpin Osama bin Laden. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Pentagon planners are again "looking at" the option of a "pre-emptive strike" against bin Laden's organization if a firm link can be established and it's determined such a strike could be effective in "disrupting his ability to attack us." File photo of the U.S. attack on the Al Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries factory in Khartoum in 1998 "But we've been looking at that since the strike on the (USS) Cole," one official said. "People are thinking about it." The forces in the area are now at "Threat Condition Delta" -- the highest state of military alert, or equal to "a war footing," the official said. "Delta" is normally reserved for situations where an attack is believed to be imminent. The official said that the decision to strike bin Laden's terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant in August of 1998 was made "in part because there was information at that time that he was about to strike at (U.S. interests) again," after he was suspected of responsibility for the bombings of two U.S. embassies in east Africa. "Operation Infinite Reach," as it was called by the Pentagon, struck at bin Laden bases in remote areas of Afghanistan and also leveled a facility in Sudan that U.S. officials claimed was used to produce or store chemical weapons. The United States stands by the decision to strike at the plant, citing the presence of a chemical weapons "precursor" called "empta." ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
